Syrian Kurds Fleeing The Islamic State Militants Cross Into Turkey

SANLIURFA, TURKEY - OCTOBER 1: (TURKEY OUT) A newly arrived Syrian Kurdish refugees waits with his guitar after crossing into Turkey near the southeastern Turkish town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province October 1, 2014. Islamic State militants still held their positions around 2 kilometres west of Kobane inside Syria, witnesses said, with Kurdish positions the last line of defence between the fighters and the town. Kobane sits on a road linking north and northwestern Syria and Kurdish control of the town has prevented Islamic State fighters from consolidating their gains, although their advance has caused more than 150,000 Kurds to flee to Turkey since last week. (Photo by Ahmet Sik/Getty Images)